[WIP] The Abandoned

maarten · Post by **maarten** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 6:05 pm

Does that thing open up or is it a static form.
Because if it opend, it would look good when closed(I hope) and not so good when opened.
By now you probably understand that I don't like how the front looks.

And the blue circle pieces in the back don't really blend in with the rest of the ship.
Other wise it's a fine adition to your fleet.

ianfreddie07 · Post by **ianfreddie07** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 6:29 pm

No, it doesn't close/open. I dunno how to do that

Maybe the front doesn't look good for you because of the protruding front wings... I wonder if they'll look better if I kinda modified them and made the front a bit more robust.

maarten · Post by **maarten** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 9:55 pm

ianfreddie07 wrote:No, it doesn't close/open. I dunno how to do that

Maybe the front doesn't look good for you because of the protruding front wings... I wonder if they'll look better if I kinda modified them and made the front a bit more robust.

If you want I can help you make them move. Just ask me or any other shipbuilder that knows triggers for help.
And indeed, the wings ruind it. All of the ships have and aerodynamic Design.(In space, I know, I know.) But this one doesn't.

ianfreddie07 · Post by **ianfreddie07** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:11 pm

Update.

Here I have 5 of the planned 9 Tier 1 ships including their variants.

Slugger Mk2 - Fast attacking gunship. Hits fast, hard, has good armor and speed. Has 2x Energy Machine Guns.

Warhawk Fighter Variant - Slower than the Slugger but packs more firepower, with 4 pulse guns, 2 railguns and a "Photon Mini Beam"

Warhawk Bomber Variant - Has 2 Plasma Bomb launchers, 2 missile pods, and 1 alien grenade (FlashBolter) launcher.

Gladiator - Very fast hit and run fighter. Armed with 3x gatling pulse guns, and a dieterling device.

Myrmidon - Volume centric missile corvette which can launch a barrage of tracking mini missiles, overwhelming PD and dealing fair damage in the process.

Download for them is at the front page. Hope you like em.

ianfreddie07 · Post by **ianfreddie07** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 5:20 pm

Bump. I have finished the Tier 1 ships for the fleet. All with different roles, and all have flanking AI (I dunno why I did it actually)

From clockwise order starting at 12 o clock position:

Myrmidon Missile Corvette
Phalanx Alien Hybrid Sniper
Slugger Mk2 Rapid Fire Gunship
Tomekk Experimental Gunship
Warhawk Wedge Fighter Variant
Warhawk Wedge Bomber Variant
Hoplite Shielded Corvette, Right spear
Hoplite Shielded Corvette, Left spear
Gladiator Fast Close Range Fighter

The Hoplite is my first try at an asymmetrical ship.

Download is at front page. Enjoy!

Jokarun · Post by **Jokarun** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 1:36 am

I feel that the ships are to different of style to be one single fleet...
Usually the style stays somewhat the same...

ianfreddie07 · Post by **ianfreddie07** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 5:42 am

I know the styles are very different from one another, but I intentionally did that, as the fleet is supposed to be like different failed ship prototypes that some geniuses somehow managed to make it work well.

firevikin125 · Post by **firevikin125** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 12:42 pm

I feel that the ships are to different of style to be one single fleet...
Usually the style stays somewhat the same...

Not necessarily, a fleet does not have to be the same style, it can be united
by other ways, although a mismatched fleet is a wee bit confusing.
And the idea of a fleet of prototype ships is something I haven't seen
on this forum, its a very good idea.

MagusZero · Post by **MagusZero** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 1:32 pm

I'd've made the left and right spears one ship

.

ianfreddie07 · Post by **ianfreddie07** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 6:44 am

Not necessarily, a fleet does not have to be the same style, it can be united by other ways, although a mismatched fleet is a wee bit confusing. And the idea of a fleet of prototype ships is something I haven't seen on this forum, its a very good idea.

I don't know if they look prototype-y, but the idea is there.

I'd've made the left and right spears one ship .

I didn't do it on purpose. I wanted it to resemble a hoplite. Big shield in one hand, spear in the other. :p

MagusZero · Post by **MagusZero** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 6:49 am

That's what I mean. Only one shield still. I'd've just made it switch sides on a keypress.